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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 29, 2007

Any ideas on the occupants please?

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 29, 2007

Hi Hilary!! I don't know what they are but this is a great picture of them LOL How big was the nest? It looks like a lot like mud potter wasp nests (I'm not suggesting that as an ID) that I see on the outer walls of our office

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 29, 2007

I think you may be right. They certainly look like wasps of some kind and the nests were made from dried mud. The nests were about 4" - 5" across and were on the ground and on tree trunks.
Does that size tally with the ones you see?

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Sep 29, 2007

No, ours are small, maybe a 1/2 to 3/4 inches. Now that you mention it I can see they look like wasps...I thought they were beetle like (Embarressing, I just got new glasses and they don't "work". New ones Tuesday) Here's a link to a BF photo of a nest at my office. http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/1160/ Sometimes they're single but often in groups of two or three

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 30, 2007

Yes, they look remarkably similar - just on a different scale.... I'll do some searching along those lines and see what I can find. Thanks for your help in pointing me in the right direction. Good luck with the glasses.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Sep 30, 2007

I think, judging by the size of the antennae, I would be looking at Velvet Ants, still in Hymenoptera. There's several pages of these in Bugguide, I've skimmed through and haven't got any clues as to Genus.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/117329/bgimage?from=168

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philomel Castelnau RB Pyrenée, France(Zone 8a) Sep 30, 2007

OK wallaby, I'll look at those too, thanks. Am learning a lot while I'm looking :)

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